Trying to keep my sanity in a politically correct world (standard:humor, 900 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 08 2013	Views/Reads: 2540/1776	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
All through my life, I have been awkward when talking to someone of the opposite gender. I had thought by the time I got to this stage of life, post-young, I would have left a lot of this behind. Just when I think I have a good handle on this situation, s

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of me I do not intend to offend anybody if it all possible. I am just 
getting to the point where I am not sure it is going to be possible not 
to offend persons of the opposite gender. 

I finally came up with the word I thought would solve all my political
correctness dilemma. And I threw it at her. “I will just call them a 
person.” I was proud of my accomplishment. 

Someone, no names will be mentioned, laughed hysterically at me while
shaking her head. 

“Buster,” she said, “you still don't get it, do you? The word person
ends with the word ‘son' and everybody knows a son is a male child.” 

I cannot call them women or woman or female or lady or person because
somewhere in those words someone sees something masculine. 

“I know what I'll do,” I said to my wife with a smile dancing across my
face, “whenever I see someone of the opposite gender I will shout out 
loud and clear ‘Hey, you.'” 

“I think you're getting worse as you go along here,” she said. “You do
know what the word ‘hey' begins with?” 

I thought for a moment, sadly shaking my head, I looked at her and said,
“He?” 

I will never arrive at any degree of political correctness, at least
during my lifetime. And, I will never understand any one of the 
opposite gender, whatever you call them. I do take a little consolation 
in God's Word. “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin 
against thee” (Psalm 119:11 KJV). 

I do not have to be politically correct when I come to God because His
Word is final. 


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